Despite the government's review, NDP critic Jenny Kwan says â€˜those gaps are still very much there.â€™

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, which reports to Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, says it's improving data tracking of Syrian refugees after a 2017 audit found gaps in how Canada measures settlement success. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada says action taken over the last few months and lessons learned from Syrian refugee settlement will reduce wait-lists and address data gaps the auditor general revealed in an audit last fall, thoughÂ an opposition critic says the damage has already been done. In a report issued Aug. 30, the government offered a hopeful outlook, saying the actions outlined â€œwill reduce wait times for clients waiting for language training and ensure that newcomers and refugees

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